God's Clay (1928 film)
God's Clay is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Anny Ondra, Trilby Clark, Haddon Mason and Franklyn Bellamy.[2] It is an adaptation of the novel God's Clay by Claude Askew and Alice Askew. It had previously been made into a 1919 film of the same name. The film was made at Elstree Studios by the British subsidiary of the First National Pictures.
| God's Clay | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Graham Cutts |
| Produced by | Harry Ham |
| Written by | Claude Askew (novel) Alice Askew (novel) Maclean Rogers |
| Starring | Anny Ondra Trilby Clark Franklyn Bellamy Haddon Mason |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | First National Film Distributors |
Release date | August 1928 |
Running time | 6,301 feet[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
A respectable woman's position in society is threatened by a blackmailer.
Cast
- Anny Ondra as Angela Clifford
- Trilby Clark as Poppy Stone
- Franklyn Bellamy as Jaspar Murgatroyd
- Haddon Mason as Geoffrey Vance
- Marie Ault as Hannah
- Julian Royce as Duke
- Bernard Vaughan as Butler
- Antoinette Brough as Mary Robbins
- Annie Esmond as Minor role
References
- Low p.374
- BFI.org
Bibliography
- Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.
External links
- God's Clay on IMDb
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